I am no longer attracted to her physically and she is not interested in sex PROBLEM: I’m feeling very conflicted about my relationship and afraid that I’m going to come across as a bit of a heel. I’m now in my early 50s and about 30 years ago I met a woman who blew me away. […]
‘Counselling is not going to help as nothing can make me want him’ PROBLEM: My husband of 24 years was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about 13 years ago and spent two stays in a psychiatric hospital. He is pretty stable now and responsible with his medication. We have five children and the youngest is 10. I […]
‘For the last 10 years I’ve had short dating episodes with a divorced local man’ PROBLEM: I’m a 49-year-old woman who seems to have learned nothing about how to have a relationship that works. I’m single and have no children. Having children was never a huge drive, though being a granny would be nice as […]
‘There is a huge echoing void between us. I don’t know what to do’ PROBLEM: I’m not really sure where to start, or the best way to sum things up, but here’s a try… My husband and I met in college, spent the next 10 years as really close friends (strictly platonic), started dating, were engaged […]
I’ve had counselling for all the hurt I feel, but I continue to feel hurt and cry very easily PROBLEM: My daughter, my only child, is married with a two-year-old and I moved house to be nearer and try to build a relationship with her. It hasn’t worked out. I have seen my granddaughter with […]
I have a challenging relationship with my family and haven’t lived with them for years PROBLEM: I have been in a relationship with a kind, caring and loving man for two years now. We recently started renting near to where I’m from and where I work. He has a long commute every day though and […]
Training in saying yes and no, whether online or not, is now an essential skill The average age at which children first access pornography is now 10 years old. It usually happens when the child is doing homework or playing a game on the home computer. The child’s first reaction is often not to run […]
I’m terrified of uprooting our children and moving to the country PROBLEM: I have a fantastic husband and two young children, both of whom are settled in a really good school. I met my husband in Dublin 10 years ago. He is not from the city, but does not want to return to where he […]
Let’s make sex and intimacy something to be celebrated and not something to be feared Fifteen years ago, I tried to get people talking about porn as it was surfacing as a key issue in our society .The need to talk about porn continues today. Sexual consent has emerged as society’s elephant in the room, […]
I am hurt but I know the whole family would suffer greatly from a separation PROBLEM: My wife of almost 30 years has recently informed me she has been having an affair with a colleague for more than two years. I was hurt but not surprised by this news as we have been growing apart […]